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The militant group known as ISIS or Islamic State, cherry picks passages from the Quran to justify violence. "This is not Islamic terror, this is terror committed by Muslims," says one Muslim professor.

Since assuming the mostly ceremonial post of president in July, Reuven Rivlin has emerged as the highest-ranking Israeli advocate for Arab rights during one of the worst periods of Jewish-Arab tensions.

After diplomatic discussions this week in Washington, both US and Cuban leaders spoke positively about fulfilling the promise made by Presidents Barack Obama and Raul Castro to restore embassies in each other's capitals.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Saturday the world should not allow Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to undermine peace. Natanyahu's planned address to Congress has strained his relationship with the Obama administration.

Economists say India's new budget marks a steady move forward, with measures that attempt to balance welfare spending, high economic growth, and infrastructure development. India's economy is slated to grow at between 8.1 and 8.5 percent next year.

Prominent Russian opposition figure Boris Nemtsov was gunned down Friday on a bridge near the Kremlin. His supporters have suggested he may have been killed for being one of President Vladimir Putin's most vocal critics.